Thursday, September 23, 2010

I can' t believe how beautiful these images are from the new Designers Guild range "Trevelyan"....

Whilst in my interiors I don't use as much colour as featured here .... the decadent splashes of colour are breathtaking ... and I do love to use a bright splash of colour in with the whites, soft French greys, petal pinks and duck egg blues ...

and I think very "Marie Antoinette" so perfect for my blog .... the blue lampshade .... stunning ...

as you can see the wall and floor palettes are quite neutral with the walls looking like they have an old French grey patina to them .... and the fresh white above teams perfectly with the vibrant yellow wallpaper but have tempered it by only doing the wallpaper above dado height ....

The attention to detail is extraordinary ..... these images are from the Designers Guild campaign launch and I am very excited as I will advertising with them! My sample books hopefully won't be too far away! I hope everyone is having a gorgeous day ... it is raining here in Queensland (a lot) and so I thought some bright colour was the perfect solution to a dull rainy day!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

and look at the blooms in the garden (although it is raining at the moment!).....

Well spring is definitely sprung....... with my Pierre de Ronsard roses finally blooming ...... have a great day and will be back with the latest Designers Guild collection which is stunning and of course some photos from Dom's party ......

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Our son Dominic turned 18 on the 13th September and we are so proud of him. We are having a party for him this week-end with a cocktail party "Gossip Girl" style! We had cake and champagne for him on Monday to congratulate him on the wonderful young man he has become! Happy Birthday Dominic!!!!! Love Mum, Dad, Alexander and Georgiana xxxxps Alex is back for the big party bro!!!!

These exquisite pieces I am privileged to say are sailing their way to me in Australia. I have been searching for a very long time for a French antique tufted sofa. A couple of weeks ago I popped onto Karina's blog and she was just displaying her new furniture in her antique shop and I was immediately smitten with this sofa. I emailed her tentatively thinking there was no way Karina would be able to ship to Australia. So many times I am met with "no you can't do that ... you are too far away etc." Karina said "YES" I do ship to Australia and so our friendship began...

I believe she has an incredible eye for antiques and I love the way she uses natural fibres like Belgian linens that let the antiques speak for themselves. Karina has been so professional, so helpful and never negative. You know what I mean .... you want to organize something but you have reservations due to distance, time etc ..... Karina was brilliant! Every query I had was answered fully and honestly and fully researched .... her depth of knowledge, her talent and her care for her pieces is incredible.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

This was the finished wrapped product for Becky's Birthday! It is a Donna Hay cake stand and glass dome top like mine. They are beautiful....and made of milk glass and very big so perfect for lots of cupcakes!

For a beautiful Father's Day dinner .... Georgiana helped me set the table and we had roast eye fillet with dijon mustard and creme fraiche sauce, rosemary potato gratin and this amazing salad I found in this book called "French Chic" by Florence de Dampierre. It is beautiful and I so enjoyed preparing it with Georgiana's help. Perfect for the beginning of spring .......

The Vinaigrette Classique was so yum but light ......

~Have a Beautiful Evening~

I will post the Vinaigrette Classique dressing if anyone would like .........

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Just a quick post for the 1st of September! Spring in Australia and New Zealand! I was going through some of my photos and came across these gorgeous ones from my favourite "Laduree". These are some perfect confections from Laduree for the northern hemisphere spring and summer and well I think just perfect for us as well down here in the southern hemisphere! Have a great night everyone! I have to serve dinner and watch Gossip Girl! x0x0

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"Marie Antoinette" Film by Sophia Coppola

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